Ruth Institute Seems To Suggest Marriage Equality Is Just Like Hitler

Won’t somebody think of the poor, pitiful fundamentalists? They just want to exercise their “religious freedom,” you see! This graphic comes from the Ruth Institute, which recently was set free by NOM:

Jeremy points out that these insane comparisons are nothing new for the Ruth Institute, as they also recently compared marriage equality to slavery.

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GianniDecember 9, 2013 at 12:55 pm -

If I’m a bigot and I have deeply held beliefs that Christians are awful, should I be forced to photograph a Christian wedding? Frankly, I couldn’t give a flying Fk! It’s my business and the name of the game is money. If I really don’t want to do it, I’d just tell them I’m booked and recommend other photographers and let them make the money. See? Lose money and help others all at the same time. Not often you can reap two virtues at one time.

DanielDecember 9, 2013 at 1:06 pm -

If you’re the Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960 should you be forced to serve black people?

DanielDecember 9, 2013 at 1:07 pm -

If these people advertised themselves as “Christian” businesses I bet they wouldn’t get gay people expecting them to act like real, professional businesses.

Regan DuCasseDecember 9, 2013 at 1:29 pm -

Hi Gianni!!
The problem with all of this, is that these businesses are NOT advertising who they will and won’t serve. It’s stealth in ways they won’t suffer the consequences of an informed public knowing their true colors.
You’ve seen comment threads I’m sure, supportive of these businesses as “standing up” for their religious convictions and encouraging them to stay strong against militant homosexuals.
Clearly to US, these businesses are not discriminating against SINS and SINNERS, nor are they vetting all of their patrons for them.
That is why it’s not their religious freedom and beliefs they are exercising, but anti gay bigotry.
They are so inconsistent in their so called convictions.
They use the religious freedom defense precisely as a bright line to support their anti gay bigotry. Not anti sinner discrimination.
No businesses put their patrons through such morality tests. But gays are expected to pay a homosexuality tax?
I recently asked a comment thread on a Christian FB page, what about Chik Fil A?
A corporation that uses it’s wealth to support anti gay laws, but they don’t restrict service to gay people. Even if at some point gay people catered a casual event with Chik Fil A’s product without knowing the CEO’s political bent.
This is what happens with stealth bigotry. They still want to make a profit, but without consequences.
And sometimes they still aren’t too consistent about to what degree they extend their ‘religious freedom’ to discriminate fully.
And guess what?
Not a single soul had anything so glib to answer on that one.
They have diarrhea of the face when it comes to their religious opinions, but when it comes to an intelligent answer on civil law and actually applying their convictions consistently, you get crickets.

Bose in St. Peter MNDecember 9, 2013 at 2:07 pm -

Exactly, Regan: Stealth, consequence-free discrimination is the goal. They want to shield themselves, never IDing themselves as NOM champions so they can keep their straight clients who would steer clear of an openly discriminatory shop.

Bose in St. Peter MNDecember 9, 2013 at 1:56 pm -

I can’t bring myself to take this too seriously, coming from the Ruth folks. They’re trolling for attention by coming up with extreme stuff to say, in hopes of proving to their supporters they are still a relevant org.

The divorce from NOM also leaves Ruth freed up from direct participation in political campaigns (as a 501c3 non-profit, it’s not an option), leaving this stuff as happy chat to stir the pot. It’s not like they’re dying to start championing the causes of Christian tattoo shops side-by-side with photographers, bakers and the rest.

Curious about that possibility, though, it’s intriguing to look up websites of faith-based tattoo artists. I found a few, as well as online discussions between artists about how they handle requests for work they’d rather not do.

The anecdotes that emerge from that remind me what the wedding vendors refuse to do: Brand their businesses as specializing in Christian services, have local referrals handy, engage in conversations exploring how good the fit is between the potential client and the shop, and most of all, not march clients out the door because of who they are.

So, scratching the surface a tiny bit, Ruth’s example points to the opposite of what was intended: Christian tattoo artists who run their businesses competently are present-day examples of following civil rights laws without being sued or “forced” into inking objectionable work.

BernieDecember 9, 2013 at 2:09 pm -

This so called “ad” matches the rabid idioticy the Ruth Institute spouts! Their spokesperson, Jennifer Morse is supposed to be a Phd, but the things that come out of her mouth are nonsensical, irrational and illogical garbage.

MichaelDecember 9, 2013 at 2:33 pm -

And a KKK member should not be forced to serve Asians, Blacks or Latinos? Just because filthy sinful ideas are called “religious beliefs” by those who refuse to repent, it doesn’t make it valid, right or godly.

Bose in St. Peter MNDecember 9, 2013 at 2:39 pm -

OK, reading the Colorado ruling against Masterpiece Cakes (p. 8-9), the court gently mocks the argument that a black baker could be forced to deliver a cake to Aryan Nation customers bearing white-supremacist messaging, calling it a “fanciful hypothetical situation.”

Bakers can invoke their free-speech rights related to what goes on the cake, but not, as Masterpiece did, flatly refuse service without having a clue as to the desired cake’s appearance or messaging. Masterpiece probably could have balked at putting a dual-groom topper, but probably not at including both guys’ names.

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